The World Wide Web offers a variety
of online maps of China. These include
maps of modern China, as well as historical
maps of China in ancient times. Many
of the maps are accessible for free.
This guide aims to introduce China's
geography and some of the best resources
of the web for people interested in information
about China geography and administrative
structure in modern and ancient times.
Political Map of China
The People's Republic of China commonly
referred to as China, is a state in East
Asia. China is the largest country in
area in East Asia and the fourth largest
in the world (third largest by landmass),
after Russia, Canada, and the United
States. The PRC borders 14 countries:
Afghanistan, Bhutan, Myanmar, India,
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Mongolia,
Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia,
Tajikistan and Vietnam. The total Land
boundaries of the People's Republic of
China are 22,143.34 km. China also has
a coastline of 14,500 km (see map of
china below).
Administrative Map of China: Map of
China's Provinces
A province is an administrative division
of China. Together with municipalities
and autonomous regions, provinces make
up the first level (known as the province
level) of administrative division in
Mainland China. The People's Republic
of China currently administers 22 provinces,
out of a total of 33 province level divisions.
As you can see in the map below, China's
largest province is Qinghai which also
has the smallest population of just over
5.1 million.
Topographic (Relief) Map of China
China has many very different landscapes,
with mostly plateau and mountains in
the west, and lower lands on the east.
As you can see in the map below, most
of China's arable lands lie along the
two major rivers, the Yangtze and the
Huang He, and each are the centers around
which are founded China's major, ancient
civilizations.
Maps of Ancient China
China is one of the world's oldest
continuous major civilizations, with
written records dating back at least
3,500 years, and with 5,000 years being
commonly used by Chinese as the age of
their civilization. Successive dynasties
developed systems of bureaucratic control,
which gave the agrarian-based Chinese
an advantage over neighboring nomadic
and mountain-dwelling cultures.
Ancient maps of China (or maps of ancient
China) can be found here:
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Republic of China " ,"Geography
of China", and "History
of China".
